The injured man had lost so much blood that he needed an immediate transfusion.
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trans|gres|sion — «trans GREHSH uhn, tranz », noun. 1. the act of transgressing; breaking a law, command, or duty; sin: »a transgression of a law, to commit a grave transgression. SYNONYM(S): violation, offense, fault, misdeed, trespass. 2. Geology. the spread of… … Useful english dictionary
trans|mis|sion — «trans MIHSH uhn, tranz », noun. 1. the act or fact of sending over; passing on; passing along; letting through: »the transmission of money by telegraph. Mosquitoes are the only means of transmission of malaria. Alphabetical writing made…the… … Useful english dictionary
trans·fu·sion — /trænsˈfjuːʒən/ noun, pl sions : ↑blood transfusion [noncount] the transfusion of blood [count] Without a transfusion her chances of survival were slim. often used figuratively The project has received a much needed transfusion of funds. [=has… … Useful english dictionary
trans·mis·sion — /trænsˈmıʃən/ noun, pl sions 1 a [noncount] : the act or process of sending electrical signals to a radio, television, computer, etc. The equipment is used for the transmission of television signals. data transmission … Useful english dictionary
au|to|trans|fu|sion — « toh trans FYOO zhuhn», noun. a method of returning a patient s blood to his system upon recapturing and processing it after internal bleeding in surgery or because of trauma: »to perform autotransfusion…the blood lost is collected, filtered,… … Useful english dictionary
cross-trans|fu|sion — «KRS trans FYOO zhuhn, KROS », noun. cross circulation in which two blood systems are connected by mechanical devices, such as pumps or tubes … Useful english dictionary
re|trans|mis|sion — «REE trans MIHSH uhn, tranz », noun. transmission back to a source or to a new destination: »Six long panels of solar batteries…supply electrical power to the satellite for retransmission of signals received from earth (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
trans — trans·abdominal; trans·ac·ci·den·ta·tion; trans·acetylase; trans·ac·tion; trans·ac·tion·al; trans·ac·tor; trans·admittance; trans·am·i·nase; trans·am·i·na·tion; trans·an·i·ma·tion; trans·an·nu·lar; trans·border; trans·ca·lent; trans·callosal;… … English syllables
sion — abra·sion; ab·scis·sion; ab·ster·sion; ac·cen·sion; ac·ces·sion·al; ad·he·sion; ad·he·sion·al; ad·mis·sion; ad·pro·mis·sion; af·fu·sion; ag·gres·sion; al·li·sion; al·lu·sion; am·bi·ver·sion; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·te·ver·sion; an·ti·mis·sion;… … English syllables
Sion College — On the Victoria Embankment, near the north end of Blackiriars Bridge, next to and west of the City of London School. In Farringdon Ward Without. Removed under Act of Parliament, 1884, to this site. Building designed by Blomfield, opened… … Dictionary of London
